Noreen Stevens was born on 1962 and is a Canadian cartoonist, who illustrated and wrote the lesbian comic strip The Chosen Family.
10 Facts About Noreen Stevens
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Noreen Stevens graduated from the University of Manitoba with a bachelor's degree in interior design in 1985.
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Noreen Stevens began working on a comic strip titled Local Access Only which was published in the University of Manitoba's student newspaper from 1986 to 1987.
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In 1991, Noreen Stevens worked with photographer Sheila Spence to create an artist collective called Average Good Looks.
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In 1992 Noreen Stevens collaborated with Ellen Orleans on her collection of essays titled Can't Keep a Straight Face, where Noreen Stevens illustrated all the visual material.
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In 1995 Noreen Stevens' work was featured in the anthology of comics from 20 different women cartoonists titled Men are From Detroit, Women are From Paris.
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In 1996 Noreen Stevens collaborated with Ellen Orleans again on her second collection of essays titled Still Can't Keep a Straight Face.
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From September 1997 to April 1998 Noreen Stevens' The Chosen Family appeared several times in the pages of Canadian comic strips OH.
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Noreen Stevens retired The Chosen Family in 2004 after producing almost 400 semi-serialized installments of the strip.
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From 1993 to 1995, Noreen Stevens was an owner and the manager of Winona's Coffee and Ice, the first gay and lesbian cafe in Winnipeg.